This page lists some of the professional development opportunities for librarians and library staff that are available. Some are free and some require paid registration in an organization or for the individual event.
Library-related:
MLA Webinars
TLA Continuing Education
ACRL eLearning
ALA eLearning
American Libraries
Amigos Library Services
Designing for Digital
Elsevier Library Connect
Infopeople
Library Journal
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
NCompass Live
NNLM
OCLC
RDMLA
SirsiDynix
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Wyoming State Library
Free webinars and training for academic library workers
Technology-related:
GCF LearnFree.org
TechSoup
WebJunction
Personnel and Performance
Effectiveness Institute
Other:
Assoc. of American Colleges & Universities
Coursera
Edx
Open Courseware at MIT
Training Magazine Network
NNLM-SCR Funding Opportunities
ALA Awards, Grants & Scholarships
Foundation Directory Online (requires subscription)
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Texas Grant Resources from The Grantsmanship Center
Lists of publishing and presentation opportunities:
Academic Writing Librarians
Lists of conferences:
Denison Libraries
Georgia College Library
UTSA Libraries
Lists of science bootcamps:
ACRL Science and Technology Section
Name of association and the month when annual meeting is normally held
Texas Library Association - March
Electronic Resources and Libraries - March
Computers in Libraries - March
Library 2.0 - March
Association of College and Research Libraries - April
Medical Library Association - May
Special Libraries Association - June
NASIG (formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) - June
American Library Association - Midwinter in January, Annual in June
South Central Chapter - October
MidWest Data Librarian - October
Internet Librarian - October
Library and Information Technology Association - November
Library Marketing and Communications Conference - November
Brick and Click - November
Charleston Conference - November
Lists of library conferences
Library Events Calendar - Varied
Writing Retreats
Blogs/Websites on Publishing
Publishing Instructions for Authors
JMLA
MLA News
SCC Newsletter
Medical Reference Services Quarterly
Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries
Health Information and Libraries Journal
Journal of Hospital Librarianship
Library Resources and Technical Services
College and Research Libraries
Journal of Academic Librarianship
Journal of Library Administration
Journal of Web Librarianship
Further Reading
Articles on Publishing
Collins, M., & Cook, E.I. (2017) Academic writing and publishing: A nasig preconference workshop. The Serials Librarian, 72(1-4), 7-14, doi:10.1080/0361526X.2017.1309824
Dreyfuss, S., & Ryan, M. (2018) How to Get Your Article Published: Twenty Tips from Two Editors. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 58(1), 8-10, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.1.6834
Hahn, T., & Jaeger, P. (2013). From practice to publication: A path for academic library professionals. College & Research Libraries News, 74(5), 238-242. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.74.5.8944
Books on Publishing
Writing and publishing : the librarian's handbook
Author: Carol Smallwood
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 2010.
Handbook of academic writing for librarians
Author: Christopher Vance Hollister
Publisher: Chicago [Illinois] : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2014
